NHD Resource List (Created by the CGP-2024)
American Rhetoric Find well-known American speeches and addresses with audio clips and transcripts.
Artcyclopedia Search by artist's name, title, art title, or museum name or location. Locates art museums from around the world.
Avalon Project Find documents related to law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government from 450 BC to modern times. Search by topic or by the time period.
Colonial Williamsburg Visit Williamsburg via various webcams.
Consider the Source New York Search New York based primary documents.
Digital History Search using the timeline by identifying the resource required (teaching, textbook, documents, and/or media). Search for handouts, lesson plans, and quizzes as well as other resources and documents.
Ellis Island--Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island Explore Ellis Island.
Google Arts and Culture: Collections Use this source to access art collections from museums around the world.
Google News Archives Search for news articles by word, source, geographic location, and by date including current and archival resources.
Hall of Fame Resources Search for outstanding athletes who have been inducted into the hall of fame; research the history of the sport as well.
History Channel Search by topic to find videos and news or encyclopedia articles.
History Unbound Search through digital collections arranged by historical topic.
Internet Archive Search for audio, video, texts, and software resources.
Khan Academy Free online micro lectures/video tutorials regarding math, science, history, healthcare, and economics.
Library of Congress Search by collection: American Memory, Prints & Photographs, Historic Newspapers, Performing Arts, Veterans History, Sound Recordings, Film, Maps, and Manuscripts. Within each main collection, search multiple specific collections.
Miller Center Search for presidential speeches and oral histories.
National Archives Search for federal, veteran, and genealogical records. Includes links for other research based resources too.
DocsTeach Access activities and documents for teachers
NASA Image and Video Library Explore images and videos from NASA.
Newseum View various exhibits viewed online with video and written explanations. Contains an excellent 9/11 memorial with cover pages from newspapers around the world; contains Pulitzer Prize winning photographs.
New York State Archives: Digital Collection -- Digital resources including letters, diaries, and images.
PBS Search by program or topic to find video clips and corresponding information.
PBS Teachers |Resources for the Classroom
Project Gutenberg View or download 42,000 free books, which have expired copyright status.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Search for digital media from images to documents to oral/video histories.
Flickr: Smithsonian Institution's Photostream
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute: Webcams
Wide Open School Brought to you by Common Sense Media, they provide resources for all educational areas and even scheduling options.
Voyages--The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database Search for the number of slaves traded (estimates), essays, images, and introductory maps. Search for lesson plans and web resources as well.